Things you need to know about sinusitis

Sinusitis is a common respiratory problem that affects many people. The changed lifestyle has also been one of the main reasons behind the growth of people falling prey to this disease. Every time there is change in climate condition we can see sensitive people falling prey to this infection. Though the medicines are available in leaps and bound all of them only give temporary relief. This is the major concern with this. Though it is not so dangerous ailment it can drastically make the life go wrong.

The main causes of sinusitis are fungal, bacterial and viral infections. What is sinusitis? To keep the answer as simple as that the free area that is present between the bones adjacent to eyes and nose is sinus (this area is where the air gets filed). When this area gets swelled due to infection then it is called as sinusitis.

Depending on the area the infection is present it is again divided into different sinusitis types such as frontal sinus, occipital sinus, maxillary sinus and ethmoid sinus. Any kind of sinus should be treated without negligence or it might turn into chronic infection.

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Reasons and causes of sinusitis:

There are many causes that lead to this infection. Dust, pets, ability to catch cold and flu soon, some kind of flowers and scents, cool drinks are the reasons behind sinusitis. Sometimes polyps and misshaped nose structure too can cause sinusitis. Even cold climate can lead to sinusitis as the chances to catch cold are increased. When there is cold then the nostrils and nose get blocked which will lead to piling up of bacteria and sinusitis. The other causes are smoke, pollution, climate problems, allergies and humidity in the air.

Symptoms of sinusitis:

The symptoms of it are common and this is where people mistake it with common cold. All in all the following are the signs of it.

Blocked nose

Headache

Sneezes

Felling o heaviness in head

Swelling in face

Running nose

Itchiness of nose

Cough

Ear infections

Throat infections

Pain and swelling in the sinus area

Flow of fluids in to the throat

Foul breath

Difficulty in breathing

Al the above are the signs of this infection.

Diagnosing sinusitis:

Based on the signs of the patient certain kind of tests such as CT scan, nasal endoscopy, X-Ray, allergy tests and PFT are carried on finally the disease is diagnosed based on the reports.

Ayurvedic medicines for sinusitis:

Though there are many conventional ways to treat it going for ayurvedic medicines are best as you need to carry on the medicines for long time. This treatment process is done using constitutional therapy. Going for ayurvedic medicines will also save you from surgery.